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Monday Commentary: The 1918 republics in the South Caucasus lit a beacon which has never been extinguished since

Monday Commentary: The 1918 republics in the South Caucasus lit a beacon which has never been extinguished since

The festivities marking the centennial of the first republics in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were well deserved, and not without present-day significance, for regardless of the managed narratives the powerful messages from a hundred years ago still resonate throughout the region, argues Dennis Sammut.
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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic
1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic

1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic

Armenia is marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Republic in May 1918. Alexandre Petrossian, a young political analyst based in Yerevan, reflects on the difficulties encountered by the founding fathers, and the achievements of the first republic
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Monday Commentary: Russia's struggle between stagnation and innovation

Monday Commentary: Russia's struggle between stagnation and innovation

"I expected that a shrewd operator like Putin would have understood that he needed to ride the wave of change, not try to stop. The fact that he did not may indicate other concerns, not least internal power struggles", writes Dennis Sammut.